GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
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| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
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| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
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| determinate | having defined limits |
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